Wise and Foolish Builders

Today's lesson in Kindergarten was about the Wise and Foolish builders. The kids have been singing "The Wise Man Built His House on The Rock" since they were babies so this story was familiar to most of them. We talked about what a parable is and the reason Jesus told parables.

We did this activity as we talked about why we should build our houses (lives) on a solid foundation (Jesus) and not on the sand! They loved this and thankfully it worked like it was supposed to. I did reinforce the house on the rock by taping the popsicle stick to the bottom of the pan before stacking up the rocks! We couldn't have that house falling too! The last time I tried this some of the rocks wouldn't stay put and the house leaned a little! I wanted it to stand firm this time.

Before the storm came!


The rains came down!


The house on the rock stood firm!

A very simple craft. Find pictures of houses and have the kids glue one on a rock and the other sideways on some sand!


Another wise and foolish builders song! Found this song here I printed off some coloring pages to use as visuals to go along with the song. I put the words on the back of each picture

Tune: This Old Man
This wise man, he built well
he built well up on a rock


When the rains came down
And the Floods came up
This man's house stood firm and strong!


Foolish man, he built wrong
he built wrong up on the sand


When the rains came down
And the Floods came up
This man's house came tumbling down!

Noah Obeyed God

The 2 year olds have been learning about Noah the past couple of weeks. Their first lesson was "Noah Obeyed God". We talked about how Noah built the ark because God told him to. Even though it had never rained before and some people laughed at Noah he still obeyed God. We brought in a little people ark to use while telling the lesson. The kids got to play with this after the lesson. We also gave each child a wooden block and a hammer so they could help build an ark like Noah. Here are a couple songs we used to go along with this lesson. They were both found here on this site www.ministry-to-children.com This site has other great Noah songs too!


Noah's Tools
To the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus".

Found clip art to use to make a visual to go along with the song. Would also be cute to bring in a toy hammer, screw driver, and saw to use while singing!

Noah makes the hammer go boom boom boom
Boom boom boom, boom boom boom.
Noah makes the hammer go boom boom boom
As he builds the ark


Noah makes the screwdriver turn turn turn
Turn turn turn, Turn turn turn
Noah makes the screwdriver turn turn turn
As he builds the ark


Noah makes the saw go back and forth
Back and forth, back and forth
Noah makes the saw go back and forth
As he builds the ark

The other song we used was

Noah had some Tools
To the tune of "Farmer in the Dell".

Noah had some tools Noah had some tools
He built the ark with his tools
Like God told him to

He worked really hard He worked really hard
To build the ark with his tools
Like God told him to

He followed God's plan He followed God's plan
And built the ark with his tools
Like God told him to

My friend Arika had these for the kids to take home after the lesson. They went perfectly with the lesson and the kids loved them! They came from Oriental Trading. She printed off labels telling about the lesson and stuck them on the hammers.

Creation Review/God Made People

This quarter the 2,s have been learning about creation. This week they learned about Day 6 and that God made people. They did animals last week! I found some review/center ideas online that I could just print off, cut out and use. No coloring was required (with a color printer) so it took very little time to prepare. I did laminate everything for durability.

Used this as a whole group review. I found this activity at www.christianpreschoolprintables.com It could be used with older kids by letting them match pictures to the correct day all by themselves. With the 2,s I let them hold the pictures and then as I talked about each day we looked to see who was holding the correct picture. They would then come add it to the correct spot. They like having something hold! They did very well with this activity and were so cute studying their pictures to see who was holding what I was describing!



Used this next game as a center for the kids to match the pictures. Found this at www.sundayschoolresources.com.




For our snack/take home we made these marshmallow people. I put them in a bag labeled "Day 6- God Made People" The kids enjoyed eating the parts while making one to take home! I found this idea here! The internet really is a great resource for teaching the bible to children!!

Memory Verse Reminder

What a great way to help your kids remember their memory verse when learning about someone who is sick!  This was used to help my children remember their memory verse for Jarius' daughter.  Just get a tongue depressor or thick popsicle sticks and write the verse on there!  Simple, easy and appropriate!

Idea from Kim Cook

Leper Being Healed Craft

Using wooden ice cream spoons, you can make this cute craft to help your child remember lepers being healed from the Bible.  To create the clothes, cut a square of fabric to fit the size of your spoon.  Fold the square in half (like a hot dog), and cut a slit for the head to go into.  On one side, draw a sad sick face.

and, then on the other side, draw a happy face to show how they felt after being healed.

Idea from Kim Cook

Clothespin Animals

This is a cute and easy way to make any animal for any lesson you have.  We found a picture of a sheep, copied it on cardstock to make it sturdy, cut it out and added clothespins for the legs.  Easy for the children to use in the classroom during a review, as a craft, or as a take home.  The possibilities are endless!

Zaacheus

This is a great multiple use idea for the lesson of Zaacheus, again from the lady at Campbell Street.  You could use a toilet paper roll and half of a green paper plate to make the tree.  Find a picture that would represent Zaacheus.  You can choose to do this craft as a class and send it home.  You could also make a number of these for a center game to review the story of Zaacheus.  Write the questions on the trees and answers on Zaacheus.  The kids would love playing this game!

A Fiery Furnace Craft

This is a craft from a teacher at Campbell Street.  We have done one like this as well but I did not have a picture of it.  A paper lunch bag was used upside down.  A hole was cut out with flames added to the hole and above the bag.  Pictures of the 3 friends were made and placed on straws so the kids can put them in and out of the furnace.  Tissue paper can also be used to make the flames.

A Cozy Quilt for Your Babies

Another cute bulletin board that would be perfect in any nursery or preschool class made by a student in FHU's Teaching the Bible to Children class.  Using 12 x 12 pieces of scrapbook paper, pictures of your children and their handprints make this a bulletin board the kids (and parents) will love!

Road Trip Room Theme

Our second grade teachers created this super cute door and bulletin board theme for their class as they began their travels through the Old Testament.  The road markers on the door have the different lessons they will be studying on them.

The different signs on the bulletin board have the children's memory work on them. As they say the memory work, their car and be moved to that sign.  Super cute and enjoyed by both boys and girls!

Fall into Bible Class

My mom teaches a class at Freed Hardeman called Teaching the Bible to Children.  In that class, they create bulletin boards for classrooms.  I went and took pictures of some of them since they were so cute and creative!  I love seeing other ideas that I can use!